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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Clair Jaquiss. Show more

There are new calls for the goverment to gas badgers as part of its efforts to control the spread of TB. And Singapore becomes the latest country to allow British beef imports. Show more

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Chris Packham presents the whooper swan. Show more

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Discussion programme that sets the cultural agenda for the week. Bridget Kendall talks to the filmmaker Patrick Keiller, Victoria Henshaw, poet Robin Robertson and Giles Fraser. Show more

A special edition of Woman's Hour bringing together some of the top women in science. Jane Garvey speaks to WH power-listers Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Ann Dowling and Wendy Hall. Show more

4 Extra Debut. An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more

4 Extra Debut. What family means in Britain today - three long-term couples describe their separation and reconciliation as friends. From 2013. Show more

To avoid his daughter's gluten free salad, Ed enrols on a clinical trial his son will film. With Christopher Douglas. From 2013. Show more

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When the first colonists arrived in America in the 17th century, money was in such short supply they bartered with native Americans using Wampums, or cowrie shells, to survive. Show more

Clarrie wants to heal the rift, and Jess is enthusiastic. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Tender and humorous play about an elderly man and his relationship with his middle-aged daughter. Stars Tom Courtenay. From December 2013. Show more

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the final contest in the 2013 season of the cryptic quiz. Wales take on Northern Ireland, with the series title at stake. Show more

The Californian chef and campaigner Alice Waters shares her story with Sheila Dillon, from early life in the 1960s counter-culture to influencing the food thinking of presidents. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Joe Queenan explores how German Wild West novels about a young man and an Apache chief inspired Adolf Hitler. From 2013. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage digs deep to uncover some of the fossils that rewrote history, and the science that revealed how Earth's geology changed. Show more

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A return visit to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden plus special guest Victoria Wood on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair. Show more

Caroline offers tea and sympathy. Meanwhile Dan is utterly fed up. Show more

Hilary Mantel on the new RSC stage adaptations of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Plus a review of Spike Lee's new film Oldboy, and two new department store documentaries. Show more

4 Extra Debut. An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more

Giles Fraser explores the importance of community in our lives. He visits inner city and rural communities and asks if there is a trade off between solidarity and diversity. Show more

Vladimir Hernandez meets the Mexican Catholic priests who believe the country's drug wars are evidence that Mexico is in the grip of the devil and are fighting it through exorcism. Show more

Conflict between people and wildlife is increasing in many areas. As human population grows solutions will have to be found. Show more

Discussion programme that sets the cultural agenda for the week. Bridget Kendall talks to the filmmaker Patrick Keiller, Victoria Henshaw, poet Robin Robertson and Giles Fraser. Show more

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In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective, including protests on the streets in Ukraine and the latest on the Glasgow helicopter crash. With Ritula Shah. Show more

Laurie risks court martial when a friend's marriage is threatened with ruin; Ralph tells him that he's no longer 'with' Bunny and, in return, Laurie must tell him about Andrew. Show more

Edwyn Collins talks about his 1994 album 'Gorgeous George', featuring 'A Girl Like You'. With John Wilson. From December 2013. Show more

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.

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After an unhappy early school life, Oxford beckons and Penelope's writing flourishes. Penelope Wilton reads Hermione Lee's biography. Show more

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